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beat a dead horse
idiomUSinformal(UKinformalflog a dead horse)
to waste effort on something when there is no chance of succeeding: 做无用功，做徒劳无益的事
He keeps trying to get it published but I think he's beating a dead horse.他一个劲儿地想将其出版，但我认为他在白费力气。
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